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From multi-award-winning Ellie Crowe and Scott Peters comes the first in a new series about incredible kids who use their bravery and smarts to survive! 14-year-old Dae never dreamed that ruthless North Korean border guards would be yelling at him to halt. At school, his teachers call North Korea the best country on earth. But all Dae's family has to eat is watery porridge made from grass. Still, he loves to huddle with his parents around their cozy fire while winter winds shake their tiny house. Little does Dae know that he's about to be thrown out into the cold--literally--for when the military police decide to flex their muscle and place Dae's family in their crosshairs, everything changes. With his family scattered, Dae is on the run, alone. Unless he flees North Korea and gets help, he'll never see his parents again. He makes a break for it across the frozen river, running as the ice cracks and armed men close in. But with the world's deadliest border standing between him and his family's safety, does he have what it takes to escape?